The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-09-16
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.

Hot grease spoils the edge of a
sharp knife.
The hay crop is the leading crop
of the United States.
In using cloves for pickles or pre-
serves the blossom end should be re-
moved, as this darkens the liquid with
which it is cooked.
If the arnica with which bruised
limbs are bathed is heated, its good
effects are perceptible much earlier than
if applied while old.-Mother's Maya
zine.
AT all times a good feed of grain is
beneficial to stock, but it is especially
so when flies are very annoying, since
it will do much to prevent shrinkagc of
flesh and ilk.-Indjanapolis journal.
Jelly Cake.-One cup of sugar,
three eggs, three tablespoonfuls of
water, one and a half teacups of flour,
one tablespoonful of butter, one and a
half teaspoOnfuls of baking powder
Rural Ne3O Yorker.
Corn Pone.-Two quarts of sweet
milk, eight teacupfuls of corn meal,
four teacupfuls of flour, one teaspoon
full of salt, and one teacupful of mo-
Iasses; mix and bake three hours in a
slow oven.-Household.
Cut cold meat in thin, large slices
and make rich gravy, season with
pepper, salt and minced onion; thicken
with grated cracker, add a tablespoon
each of butter and mushroom catsup,
let simmer ten minutes, lay in the slices
of meat and heat thoroughly. Garnish
with sliced lemon. -ETcbdpge
To Extract Grease.-Equal parts
of strong ammonia water, ether and
alcohol form a valuable cleaning com
pound. Pass piece of blotting- paper
under the grease spot, moisten a
sponge first with water to render it
''kTeedy," then with the mixture, and
rup The spot with it. In q moment it
10 dissolved, saponified and absorbed
by the sponge and blotter.
A simple way of protecting the
.roning-board from dust is to take two
paper flour sacks, cut the bottom of
from one and paste this one to the top
of the other to make the required
length. When done slip this over the
board. The outer covering of the
board need not be taken off after using,
and so time and trouble are frequently
saved. -Ia1djG75apOLts Journal
A Minnesota farmer has been ex-
nerimenting on the cost of keeping
sheep, and concludes that they are an
exceedingly profitable adjunct to his
farming operations. He says it is safe
to say that the increase of his flock will
cover the cost of keeping it, leaving
the wool for clear profit; or the keep
ing may be charged against the wool,
which will not exhaust it all, leaving
the lambs clear profit. Indianapolis
Sentinel
Take care how you let any machine
oil or fubricator come IN contact with
a cut or scratch on your hand or arm,
or serious blood poison may result
In the manufacture of some of these
machine oils fat from diseased and de-
composed animals is used. All physi-
clans know how poisonous such matter
is. The only safeguard is not to let
any spot where the skin is broken be
touched by any machine oil or lubri-
cator.-THe Farmer and Manufacturer.
-Merseburg Biscuits. Take four
ounces of butter, six ounces of white
sugar, seven ounces of flour, one table
spoonful of fresh cream and one egg.
Make the above into dough, working
it we'll Then roll it out very thin, cut
ting it into pieces two inches long and
one broad. Sprinkle the top of the
biscuits with sugar and ground CHINA
mon. Bake in a quick oven, and when
done they should be a light yellow
brown If put away in canister OF
jar they will keep a long time soft
Boston B7tdqet.